(i)that the Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Public Realm agrees that £50,523 of the Sport and Activity Strategy budget is allocated to fund the Sport and Activity Strategy Feasibility Study.
(ii)subject to (i) above, that SLC Consultants are appointed to undertake a feasibility study to develop a new Active Wellbeing Centre in the District, on behalf of the Council.
(iii) That the Leader and Portfolio Holder for Finance and Governance together with the Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Open Space agrees to the scope of the feasibility study, as set out in milestones and delivery section of the attached report.

At their meeting on 12th March 2024, Cabinet was presented with a draft Sport and Activity and subsequently agreed to commence a consultation process with stakeholders on the content. The draft strategy and covering report set out clear aspirations to work with health partners in exploring opportunities to develop a new state of the art Active Wellbeing Centre in Tendring.
Through that report, the following decision was taken to procure a consultant to undertake a feasibility study:
‘Commission a feasibility study to explore the options and implications for developing a new Active Wellbeing Centre in the District.’

The Council considered completing this work
in-house and not outsourcing the feasibility study to a consultant. Due to significant challenges with capacity and the need to procure external expertise and experience in this subject matter, this was not considered a viable option at this time.
The Council considered other consultants for this commission, but following a procurement process and an evaluation of all bids received, it is recommended to appoint SLC Consultants.